Definitions: (1) having the capacity for remaining or continuing; durable; (2) holding out against hardship; long- suffering; (3) working through difficulty; diligent; (4) waiting for the time to be right; tolerant; (5) that which cannot be destroyed
Symbols: 1) Saturn; 2) chrysanthemums; 3) bamboo {Longevity}; 4) a long -distance runner
Quotes:
• The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. — Confucius [ Born Kǒng Qiū] (c.551-479 bc) Chinese ethical philosopher
• In a position of utter desolation, when man cannot express himself in positive action, when his only achievement may consist in enduring his sufferings in the right way – an honorable way – in such a position man can, through loving contemplation of the image he carries of his beloved, achieve fulfillment.— Viktor Emil Frankl (1905-1997) Austrian Neurologist, Psychiatrist, & Holocaust Survivor